Penn State Behrend vs Immaculata University

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Penn State Behrend is a public and Immaculata University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Immaculata University has more expensive tuition & fees ($28,550) than Penn State Behrend ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Immaculata University than Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Immaculata University (1,150).
Immaculata University has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Penn State Behrend (26).
Penn State Behrend has more students with 3,295 students while Immaculata University has 2,361 students.
Immaculata University has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Penn State Behrend's ratio is 12 to 1.
Penn State Behrend has more full-time faculties with 286 faculties while Immaculata University has 73 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College and Immaculata University.

Penn State Behrend	vs.	Immaculata University
Erie, Pennsylvania	Location	Immaculata, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$28,550
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	66%
$10,004	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$14,026

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	77.99 %
18.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.01 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,150
26	ACT Score	28
42 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	30 %
82 %	Retention Rate	83 %
3,295	Student Population	2,361
286	Number of Faculties	73
12 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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